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Past Exhibition in 2009

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Konstantin Grcic: Decisive Design
November 20, 2009–January 24, 2010
Gallery 184
This significant exhibition is the first in America to explore the work produced by German designer Konstantin Grcic, one of the most important industrial designers working today.
On the Scene: Jason Lazarus, Wolfgang Plöger, Zoe Strauss
September 19, 2009–January 24, 2010
Gallery 188
The Department of Photography’s continuing series On the Scene showcases the Art Institute’s commitment to collecting and exhibiting the most dynamic new work by emerging artists.
focus: Monica Bonvicini—Light Me Black
November 20, 2009–January 24, 2010
Gallery 182
Equal parts beautiful and menacing, Monica Bonvicini’s sculptures, installations, videos, and drawings provoke an acute awareness of the physical and psychological effects of institutional, particu
Elemental Beauty: Japanese Shigaraki Ceramics
August 15, 2009–January 3, 2010
Gallery 109
Shigaraki wares, featuring rough textured clay and natural ash glazes, are one of the characteristic types of Japanese ceramics first produced in earnest in the Kamakura period (1185-1333).
James Castle: A Retrospective
October 10, 2009–January 3, 2010
Galleries 124–127
An artist who has received growing attention over the past few decades for producing a remarkable body of work without undergoing formal training, James Castle is especially admired for the unique
Naturally Engaged
October 31, 2009–January 3, 2010
Gallery 108
For the traditional Chinese painter, landscape signified more than a scenic backdrop for human pursuits and pastimes; it embodied deeply held beliefs about man’s essential place in the natural worl
Playing with Pictures: The Art of Victorian Photocollage
October 10, 2009–January 3, 2010
Galleries 1-2
Collage is commonly thought of as a modern art form, but the act of “playing with pictures” has a long, rich, and surprising history.
Zarina Bhimji: Out of Blue
August 21, 2009–January 3, 2010
Gallery 186
Zarina Bhimji’s Out of Blue, one of the most critically celebrated artist’s films of recent years, is an abstracted narrative of guilt, mourning, and loss, rooted in specific geopolitical,
Irving Penn: A Tribute
October 31, 2009–December 13, 2009
Gallery 3
American fashion photographer Irving Penn, who died in October, at the age of 92, used his craft and his subjects as vehicles for a civilizing enterprise.
Picture Perfect: Art from Caldecott Award Books, 2006–2009
May 9, 2009–November 8, 2009
Ryan Education Center and Gallery 10
More than just a fun pastime, picture books can excite, challenge, or comfort children as well as teach lessons that help them make sense of the world.

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